News

Consumers remain in a positive mood

Consumer confidence increased in October to reach its second highest score since the start...

SMS expands lending panel

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has added The Mansfield Building Society to its panel of...

Ageas Retail CEO quits

Mark Cliff, CEO of Ageas Retail, has resigned and will join Brightside as executive...

Broker Conveyancing expands panel

Broker Conveyancing has added Advantage Property Lawyers (APL) to its panel of conveyancing firms. ...

Metro Bank cuts two-year mortgage rates

Metro Bank has cut rates on its residential two-year fixed rate and tracker mortgages. For...

Tenants getting on top of their finances

Tenants have been paying down rent arrears despite a new record for monthly rents...

New 65% LTV deals from First Direct

First Direct has today introduced a pair of fixed rate mortgages for borrowers with...

New critical illness product from VitalityLife

VitalityLife, the new name for PruProtect, has unveiled a new life insurance product, LifestyleCare...

Mortgage Brain to sponsor new broker award

Mortgage Brain is sponsoring the Independent Mortgage Broker award at The ESTAS 2015. The...

Former spin doctor to keynote ARLA conference

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) has announced that Alastair Campbell will...

Tesco Bank adds new fixes to mortgage range

Tesco Bank has cut the interest rate on a number of its mortgages by...

87 purchase & remo deals to be cut by NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing rate reductions to the majority of its core intermediary range...

Mark Snape leaves Magellan

Mark Snape, managing director of lending for Magellan Homeloans, is leaving the company. Snape (pictured)...

Berkeley Alexander hires new sales manager

Berkeley Alexander has announced the appointment of David Browne as its new sales manager....

COMMENT

Housing supply pressures underline the value of a balanced market

The latest figures from the Home Builders Federation make somewhat uncomfortable reading, particularly if you’re a Government which has placed a significant ‘bet’ on...

Spring Statement must tackle planning, regeneration and skills

With many reports suggesting that next week’s Spring Statement will deliver little in the way of new policy and instead focus largely on updated...

Jonny Palmer: Taking on the world’s toughest foot race

On 3 April I’ll be attempting what is considered the toughest foot race on earth: Marathon Des Sables Legendary. When I type that into a...

Why straightforward buy-to-let cases are becoming increasingly rare

The idea of a truly straightforward buy-to-let case now feels increasingly distant. As portfolios grow in size and complexity and borrowing needs evolve alongside...

Technology: from transformation to stewardship

For most of the modern history of UK mortgage lending, stability has not simply been a preference – it has been a necessity. Boards have...

Latest news

Access FS hires Reena Vadhia as group financial controller

Access Financial Services has appointed Reena Vadhia as its new group financial controller, with...

Hope Capital renews Brickflow tie-up as digital distribution gains ground

Hope Capital Property Finance has extended its partnership with broker platform Brickflow as part...

Santander’s higher LTV cuts see 98% first-time buyer deal below 5%

Santander UK will lower the rate on its recently launched My First Mortgage to...

Broker confidence holds firm as market sentiment dips

Mortgage advisers ended 2025 increasingly confident in their own businesses even as sentiment towards...

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